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“Religion is a double-edge sword, both supporting and undermining political authority and social elites.” How would you support both sides of this statement?

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Classical Africa

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Bantu Migration

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Map Silk Roads

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Map Sea Roads

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Map Sand Roads

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What motivated and sustained the long- distance commerce of the Silk Roads, Sea Roads and Sand Roads? In what ways did commercial exchange foster other changes?

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Map Post Classical China

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The World of Asian Buddhism

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In what ways did the Tang and Son resemble the classical Han dynasty period, and in what ways had China changed? How did China influence East Asia from 600C.E. to 1450? Tribute system Song dynasty economic revolution Bushido Silla dynasty

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The Byzantine Empire

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Europe in the High Middle Ages

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The Crusades

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How did the histories of the Byzantine Empire and Western Europe differ from 600C.E. to 1450? Constaninople Eastern Orthodox Kievan Rus Charlemagne Crusades

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Spread of Islam

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The Growing World of Islam ( )

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What distinguished the first centuries of Islamic history form the early history of Christianity and Buddhism? How led to the immense religious and political/military success of Islam in its early centuries?

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Prior to the Mongols, in what ways had pastoral peoples been significant in world history? In what ways did the Mongol empire resemble other empires, and in what ways did it differ form them? Why did it last a relatively short time?